| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) SF - Todd Antone (fresh) PF - Cruz Morris (fresh) C - Arthur Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fresh) SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) C - Anthony Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres is fouled on the floor by Cruz Morris - foul #1 on Cruz Morris, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres makes the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Arthur Davis's pass is intercepted by John Roger | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cruz Morris | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Purdue | Todd Antone knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Edward Fitzwater | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Cruz Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Anthony Williams swats the layup by Todd Antone | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres is fouled on the floor by Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Roger | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Guillermo Torres - foul #1 on Guillermo Torres, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Todd Antone misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Todd Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter loses the dribble to Cruz Morris | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses short on a shot from the right side | 3-6 |
| 17:01 | Purdue | Cruz Morris hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (C) Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG), Marcos Quintana (SG), Charles Flagg (SF), James Trudeau (PF), James Meyers (C) John Roger, Richard Callaham, Guillermo Torres, Nathaniel Baxter, Anthony Williams | |
| 16:23 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Cruz Morris gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Charles Flagg is called for the reach on Edward Fitzwater - foul #1 on Charles Flagg, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fresh) SG - Edward Fitzwater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ibanez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ronald Riddle (fresh) SG - Marcos Quintana (fresh) SF - Charles Flagg (fresh) PF - James Trudeau (fresh) C - James Meyers (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Cruz Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Riddle - foul #1 on Ronald Riddle, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Arthur Davis (C) Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Nathaniel Baxter (PF) Marcos Quintana, James Meyers | |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:06 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina State | John Roger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 14:12 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater is hacked by John Roger - foul #1 on John Roger, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF), Anthony Williams (C) Ronald Riddle, James Trudeau, Charles Flagg | |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Cruz Morris buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Todd Antone and he's hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Cruz Morris makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina State | John Roger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Cruz Morris | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Roger | 14-13 |
| 12:49 | Purdue | John Roger steals it from Todd Antone | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-13 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | Todd Antone snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr hits the follow up shot | 16-13 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-13 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cruz Morris (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Roger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Callaham (fairly fresh) SF - Guillermo Torres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater buries a 3 from straight away set up by Cordell Stoehr | 19-13 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 19-13 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Arthur Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Cruz Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Philip Jones (SG), Jeremy Church (SF), Bobby Harbert (PF), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone, Cruz Morris, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG), Marcos Quintana (SG), Charles Flagg (SF), James Trudeau (PF), James Meyers (C) John Roger, Richard Callaham, Guillermo Torres, Nathaniel Baxter, Anthony Williams | |
| 10:35 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Ibanez | 19-13 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Jeremy Church hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-13 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 22-16 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina State | James Trudeau grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | James Meyers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Philip Jones pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | Jeremy Church clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | James Meyers gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 22-16 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Flagg - foul #2 on Charles Flagg, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr (PG), Edward Fitzwater (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Arthur Davis (C) Mathew Kendrick, Philip Jones, Jeremy Church, Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF), Nathaniel Baxter (PF), Anthony Williams (C) Ronald Riddle, Marcos Quintana, Charles Flagg, James Trudeau, James Meyers | |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:18 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham is open but misses the lay-in | 23-18 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Arthur Davis snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina State | John Roger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Roger, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cruz Morris (PF) Bobby Harbert | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Riddle (PG) John Roger | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Antone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cruz Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ronald Riddle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Callaham (fresh) SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Fitzwater | 26-18 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cruz Morris - foul #2 on Cruz Morris, team foul #3 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Ibanez (PF) Cruz Morris | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:51 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Trudeau (SF) Guillermo Torres | |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater buries a floater from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-22 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Gary Ibanez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Davis | 30-22 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina State | Anthony Williams clanks a floater from the right side | 30-22 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Nathaniel Baxter picks off the pass by Gary Ibanez | 30-24 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Todd Antone is called for the reach on Nathaniel Baxter - foul #1 on Todd Antone, team foul #4 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bobby Harbert (PF) Gary Ibanez | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana (SG), Guillermo Torres (SF), James Meyers (C) Richard Callaham, James Trudeau, Anthony Williams | |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | James Meyers misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-24 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Todd Antone | 30-24 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG), Mathew Kendrick (SF) Edward Fitzwater, Todd Antone | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 03:35 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Jones | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cordell Stoehr (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mathew Kendrick (fresh) PF - Bobby Harbert (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Davis (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ronald Riddle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcos Quintana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Guillermo Torres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Baxter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Meyers (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | Nathaniel Baxter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Bobby Harbert pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Ronald Riddle is called for the reach on Cordell Stoehr - foul #2 on Ronald Riddle, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater (SG), Todd Antone (SF), Cruz Morris (C) Philip Jones, Mathew Kendrick, Arthur Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Roger (PG), Richard Callaham (SG), James Trudeau (PF), Charles Flagg (C) Ronald Riddle, Marcos Quintana, Nathaniel Baxter, James Meyers | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Cordell Stoehr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Guillermo Torres | 33-27 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | Richard Callaham tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Todd Antone throws it down set up by Cordell Stoehr | 35-29 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina State | Todd Antone is called for the reach on Guillermo Torres - foul #2 on Todd Antone, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick (PG), Gary Ibanez (C) Cordell Stoehr, Bobby Harbert | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | Charles Flagg loses the dribble to Edward Fitzwater | 35-29 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Callaham - foul #1 on Richard Callaham, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:03 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina State | Guillermo Torres buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Callaham | 37-32 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 01:20 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Antone | 37-32 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Mathew Kendrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Jones (SG) Mathew Kendrick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcos Quintana (SG), Nathaniel Baxter (PF), James Meyers (C) Richard Callaham, Guillermo Torres, James Trudeau | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Gary Ibanez steps in front of the John Roger pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 37-32 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Cruz Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Fitzwater | 37-32 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Edward Fitzwater scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-32 |